Why is suicide illegal?

[idNut]

?

 

[MacGaven]

Assisted.

 

[brunswickite]

it is? who is charged with the crime?

 

[bootymac]

Yeah, you'll be fined afterwards

 

[toph99]

It's illegal so that the court can order you to get help. I think you will get charged with public mischeif. They cannot force you to do anything(therapy, etc.) unless what you did was illegal, so they made attempted suicide illegal.

 

[CrazyPerson]

i think they fine you if you suicide... LOL

 

[Tom]

Because it's murder.

 

[MaxDSP]

death tax anyone?

 

[Ender]

Same reason smoking drugs are illegal. Because they want to get rid of the weirdos and put 'em in jail/therapy.

 

[BillGates]

They can't do much if you succeed at suicide, but I think you can get charged/fined for attempting suicide, even if there was no police/rescue intervention to rescue your failure ass.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Suicide is illegal b/c suicide is bad. By definition suicidal people qualify for involuntary commitment b/c only a mentally/emotionally compromised person would try to kill themselves. The above are not my personal opinions . . . just illustrating the law.

 

All bad things should be illegal.

We should live in utopia.

 

[piku]

Because even if you don't find your life worth living anymore, your family and friends do.

It should be illegal to force that kind of grief onto so many people.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: piku
Because even if you don't find your life worth living anymore, your family and friends do. It should be illegal to force that kind of grief onto so many people.

What if you have no family and friends?

 

Because even if you don't find your life worth living anymore, your family and friends do.

It should be illegal to force that kind of grief onto so many people.

You're assuming the person has family and friends.

So, shouldn't it also be illegal to force someone to stay alive even though they are in constant pain or grievance?
Should it not be illegal to force someone into a hospital and then drug them up in order to make them forget their pain?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Ender
Same reason smoking drugs are illegal. Because they want to get rid of the weirdos and put 'em in jail/therapy.

Either my sarcasm meter is broken, or you're the one that needs therapy.

 

[piku]

Well yes, I am assuming the person has friend and family. Most people who commit suicide do.

I also fully support euthanasia as has been described. If you are in deep pain, and your family supports it, you should be allowed to kill yourself.

 

[911paramedic]

Suicide is not illegal, however attempted suicide is.

 

[DiZASTiX]

It is like only if you try to and you don't die...why i have no clue...maybe because they need some pocket money

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
Suicide is not illegal, however attempted suicide is.

you beat me to it

 

[jurzdevil]

tax evasion.

 

I also fully support euthanasia as has been described. If you are in deep pain, and your family supports it, you should be allowed to kill yourself

Can mental anguish be classified as pain?

 

[Angrymarshmello]

If you want to commit suicide, then obviously you're not all there mentally. You're a danger not only to yourself (obviously) but to others around you.

 

[Bignate603]

It's the only crime that is completely unpunishable if you get away with it

 

[HappyPuppy]

Because most people who commit suicide are inconsiderate bastards who leave a big mess that someone else has to clean up.